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1/4 - 3/5 write your answer is simplest form

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1/4-3/5
(1•5)-(3•4)
Denominator is (4•5)
7/20
7/20 can't be reduced
User Daulex
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First, you put each fraction into its greatest common denominator:
5/20 - 12/20. This then gives you the answer - 7/20.
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